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The following items were taken from police reports: Arlington Heights •More than $25,000 in jewelry was reported stolen between 4 and 4:15 p.m. Dec. 13 from a home in the 700 block of South Beverly Lane after the rear door was left unlocked while kids were playing outside. Missing items included a diamond engagement ring valued at $15,000, an Ebel woman's white gold watch valued at $1,800, a woman's Movado yellow and white gold watch valued at $1,000, a yellow gold diamond ring with an unknown value, a man's Movado yellow and white gold watch valued at $1,000, a white gold Movado watch valued at $1,000, a woman's yellow gold wedding band valued at $750, a man's yellow gold wedding band valued at $750, a tennis bracelet of white gold and diamonds valued at $2,000, and a white gold necklace with a diamond cross pendant valued at $1,000 plus $600 in Euros.

Arlington Heights` village staff is working to come up with a way to increase safety at a Kensington Road intersection where two schoolchildren were hurt two years ago. Residents said the intersection at Kensington Road and Windsor Drive is unsafe for a number of reasons, including that it is too narrow and that it lacks curbs and gutters. The village did add a flashing light at the intersection to help prevent more accidents. Early this year, the village hired an engineering company to conduct a safety study for the entire road.

Two businesses on the 700 block of West Kensington Road were reported burglarized early Wednesday morning. Police found cinder blocks thrown through the windows of H&K Cleaners, 706 W. Kensington Rd., and Convenient Plus Food Store, 704 W. Kensington Rd. A list of stolen items was not yet available.

Raw eggs were thrown into the back seat of a 1994 Chevrolet Cavlier on Wednesday, police said. The car was parked in a driveway in the 600 block of West Kensington Road. Also, the convertible top reportedly was torn open, causing $500 damage.

An automobile parked in the 500 block of East Kensington Road was burglarized between 5 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to police. The offender stole two amplifiers valued at $450, two speakers valued at $250 and $500 in compact discs. Also, police said, $2,400 in damage was done to the car.

Vinson Crawford, 23, of the 600 block of Kensington Road, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly threw a flashlight through the window of a moving 1990 Mazda on the 400 block of North Main Street. No injuries were reported, but the car sustained $200 in damage. Crawford and the occupants of the Mazda had argued at a nearby fast-food restaurant before the incident, police said. Crawford was charged with criminal damage to property, according to reports.

A 54-year-old Milton Township man recently was arrested after being accused of running down a Chicago man who was trying to cross the intersection of Butterfield and Meyers Roads, police said. Jeffrey A. Carter of the 21W0-99 block of Kensington Road, near Lombard, was charged with drunken driving and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. A 33-year-old pedestrian suffered two broken legs, a lacerated lung and head injuries in the accident.